Ameritocracy

Open Primary

B:1

7h 45m

4.2

(3 Ratings)

Anyone can run... The American people vote online... The winner receives instant fame and a campaign war chest to battle the Democrats and Republicans in 2020. Welcome to Ameritocracy, the new political series people are calling "The West Wing meets Survivor," and "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington for the social media age." After a lifetime of political disillusionment, Mia Rhodes created an alternative to the two-party system: Ameritocracy. Part American Idol, part Iowa Caucus, her online political competition promises to find the most popular independent candidate in America and give them a genuine shot to win the presidency. But her project flounders until Mia catches the eye of eccentric tech billionaire, Peter Colton. With Mia's vision and Peter's money, Ameritocracy moves rapidly from punchline to possibility. As the site grows, the stakes rise crisis by crisis, and Mia must learn that ending politics as we know it means saying goodbye to the Mia Rhodes she has always known. Soundbooth Theater is proud to work together with A.C. Fuller yet again in presenting the audio version of this thought-provoking and timely political drama that questions the current state of our democratic system and proposes a new way for technology to shape our government going forward. Annie Ellicott delivers a masterful performance as the charming, principled, and innovative Mia Rhodes in this clever and poignant series. © 2018 A.C. Fuller ℗ 2018 Jeff Hays

Off Message

B:2

6h 43m

5

(1 Ratings)

Mia Rhodes was on the verge of transforming American politics. But when you take on the establishment, the establishment pushes back. Six months ago, Mia Rhodes was a Seattle office manager, toiling away from nine to five and spending her weekends managing her online political competition, Ameritocracy. Now, that competition is spreading across the American political landscape, making Mia a celebrity and giving Ameritocracy a real shot at upending the two-party system in the 2020 election. But as the final voting draws near, Mia is betrayed by one of the people she trusts most, throwing Ameritocracy into disarray, and possibly ending her dream of changing American politics forever. © 2018 A.C. Fuller ℗ 2018 Jeff Hays

Echo Chamber

B:3

6h 15m

5

(1 Ratings)

After a lifetime of political disillusionment, Mia Rhodes created an alternative to the two-party system: Ameritocracy. Part American Idol, part Iowa Caucus, her online political competition will find the most popular independent candidate in America and give them a genuine shot to win the presidency. Anyone can run... The American people vote online... The winner receives instant fame and a campaign warchest to battle the Democrats and Republicans in 2020. In Echo Chamber, the third book, Mia sets out to transform American democracy. Now she's afraid of what will happen if she succeeds. Mia created Ameritocracy to make it possible for anyone to become president. But as her online political competition races toward its finale, it's poised to elect a Machiavellian manipulator with a winning smile, leaving Mia to wonder whether she's changed anything at all. As the competition builds to its spectacular final debate in Washington, DC, Mia Rhodes and her team must question everything they've done so far and defeat a threat to democracy they had never imagined. © 2018 A.C. Fuller ℗ 2019 Jeff Hays